Geosoft
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Geosoft Incorporated is a software development and services company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The company provides geophysical and geological software and geospatial server technology for professional geoscientists involved in natural resource exploration and related earth science disciplines.[3]
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Exploration & Software |
| Founded | 1986 [1] |
| Fate | Acquired by Seequent |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Revenue | 23 million CAD (2011)[2] |
| Website | geosoft.com |
History
Geosoft was founded in Toronto in 1982 as a partnership between Ian MacLeod and Colin Reeves[4] to develop geophysical software for geophysical exploration and geotechnical engineering applications. The interests of the partnership and the trademark "Geosoft" were purchased by Paterson, Grant and Watson Ltd. in 1984,[5] who continued to develop Geosoft branded software for geophysical applications.
The software interests of Paterson, Grant and Watson were spun off to form Geosoft Incorporated on February 1, 1986.
In July, 2007, Geosoft acquired the software rights to the potential-field modelling program GM-SYS from Corvallis, Oregon company Northwest Geophysical Associates .[6] As part of the acquisition the research company Geosoft (USA) Research Inc. was established in Corvallis, Oregon to employ the GM-SYS development team and continue development of GM-SYS and related technologies.
In December 2018, Geosoft was acquired by Seequent[7]
Products
Summarize
Perspective
Geosoft develops software products which operate on desktop, server and internet cloud platforms. The following are the primary product brands owned and developed by Geosoft:
Mapping Software
Oasis montaj[8][9] is a spatial information processing and mapping software platform for exploration geophysics and geological modelling applied to resource exploration. The system is extended by users to meet specific exploration requirements using the GX Developer[10]
Geosoft's Target[11] is used in mineral exploration to manage, view and model exploration drilling information as part of defining economic mineral deposits for mining.
ArcGIS Extension Software
Target for ArcGIS[12][13] is an ArcGIS extension that processes exploration drilling data and generates maps for presentation, adding exploration spatial data compilation, mapping and analysis of geospatial data capability to the GIS environment.
Geochemistry for ArcGIS[14] is an ArcGIS extension that enables geoscientists to import, validate and analyze surface or drillhole geochemical data within the ArcGIS environment.
3D Modelling Technology
GM-SYS[15][16] is geological modelling software for gravity and magnetic geophysical data.
VOXI Earth Modelling[17] is a cloud computing software service that generates 3-D voxel physical property models from gravity and magnetic geophysical data.
Unexploded Ordnance Detection Software
UX-Detect[18][19] is an Oasis montaj module that processes and analyzes unexploded ordnance (UXO) data.
Server Technology
Geosoft's DAP server[20] is enterprise software that provides services to catalogue, manage, deliver and visualize large spatial exploration data sets. It is considered middleware technology, designed to deal with spatial data security, stability, retrieval and reliability across an organization.
Organization
Geosoft Incorporated's international subsidiaries[21] include:
- Geosoft Europe Ltd., Wallingford, UK
- Geosoft Latinoamerica Ltda., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Geosoft Australia Pty., Perth, Australia
- Geosoft Africa Ltd., Pretoria, South Africa
- Geosoft (USA) Research Inc., Corvallis, USA.
Recognition
See also
- Expanding the Boundaries, Earth Explorer, August 2008, pages 24–27.
References
External links
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